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On course for GIS in Orlando

January 16, 2020 By
The Golf Industry Show (GIS) is upon us! This year’s event will be held in Orlando, Fla., from Jan. 25-30 and promises to be packed with even more resources than ever for golf course superintendents. The Golf Course Superintendents Association ...

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Overseeded golf course (Photo: Brian Whitlark, USGA)

Heed the overseed

January 14, 2020 By
Typically performed in October, overseeding is the planting of seed directly into existing turf. It serves as a way to help keep grass looking healthy. “Overseeding is driven by golfer preference. Golfers in many markets want to play on vibrant, ...

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2019 State of the Industry report

January 10, 2020 By and
2019 was a year of many successes, multiple challenges and happily, a few near misses. An inaccurately forecast hurricane saved a lot of superintendents some trouble (but not the unnecessary prep work), while floods and drought were common themes in ...

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Zoysiagrass at Trinity Forest GC (Photo: Trinity Forest Golf Club)

Zeroing in on zoysia

January 7, 2020 By
By all measures, 2016 had a lot of impact on America. There was the election, the Zika virus, President Obama’s visit to Cuba and, more relevant to these pages, the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and golf’s return to ...

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19th Hole: John Gurke

January 3, 2020 By
John Gurke CGCS, Aurora (Ill.) CC John, what are you having? I’m a bourbon guy … Knob Creek. How big is your family? We’re the definition of the nuclear family. Jen and I married two years ago. She has three ...

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3 retired supers review their careers

December 31, 2019 By
When the word “retirement” gets thrown around, some may fantasize about sleeping in, sitting around on the couch and eating bonbons. Not so for Mark Kuhns, CGCS-Retired, John Hoofnagle, CGCS-Retired, and Chris Gaughan, CGCS-Retired — all of whom finished a ...

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